IT is distressing and heart-breaking to read the news of the teenage girl in Sarawak who leapt to her death after 69% of respondents in a poll she had conducted on her Instagram account recommended th...

PETALING JAYA: Amid public calls for action against those who voted in a teenager’s Instagram poll, lawyers say the intention to abet the victim’s suicide must first be proven.Deepak Pillai, who specialises

Had Instagram known what ‘D’ and ‘L’ meant in a girl’s online poll, the Sarawakian lass could have
been spared from taking her own life. It didn’t, prompting debates – even in the UK parliament
– on how social media platforms can help save troubled youngsters. There are also calls for
action to be taken against the respondents who egged the teenager on to take her own life.

GENEVA, May 16 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has urged netizens to be more responsible on social media following the news of a teenager who killed herself after receivi...

PETALING JAYA: Police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) must investigate and bring social media abusers to book for being complicit in the suicide of a 16-year-old in Sarawak, says Wanita MCA chief Datuk Heng Saie Kie.

PETALING JAYA - The death of a teenage Malaysian girl who is said to have taken her own life after a poll she ran on Instagram encouraged her to do so, could lead to changes to the law to better tackl...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will give the EU and Japan 180 days to agree to a deal that would “limit or restrict” imports into the U.S. of automobiles and their parts in return for delaying new auto tariffs, according to a draft executive order seen by Bloomberg.

The government is looking at ways to amend the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998 to better tackle cases of suicide abetted by cyberbullying, and cybersuicide, following the recent death of ...

SHAH ALAM, May 16 ― The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia has described that Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) Sarawak had discharged its responsibility fairly in providing coverage to everyon...

KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysian lawmakers yesterday called on the authorities to investigate reports of a teenager who allegedly jumped to her death after asking her social media followers to vote on wheth...

In response to the tragic incident where a 16-year-old teenager from Sarawak was found dead in an apparent suicide, the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) urges social media user...

A 16-year-old teenager was found dead, believed to have fallen from the third floor of a shop lot in Kuching after she conducted an online poll to decide if she should kill herself or not, the Malay M...

KUALA LUMPUR (May 15): Malaysian lawmakers on Wednesday called on authorities to investigate reports of a teenager who allegedly jumped to her death after asking her social media followers to vote on ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian lawmakers on Wednesday (May 15) called on authorities to investigate reports of a teenager who allegedly jumped to her death after asking her social media followers to vote on ...

KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - Malaysian lawmakers on Wednesday (May 15) called on authorities to investigate reports of a teenager who allegedly jumped to her death after asking her social media followers ...

PETALING JAYA: The authorities have been urged to investigate the case of a 16-year-old girl in Sarawak who committed suicide yesterday after holding a poll on her Instagram on whether she should live...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — A 16-year-old teenager was found dead, believed to have fallen from the third floor of a shop lot in Kuching after she conducted an online poll to decide if she should kill he...

As they negotiate a record fine against Facebook, US federal privacy regulators sparked a debate in Congress on May 8 over how effective such penalties can be in preventing future abuses by big companies.

PARIS: Commodity giant Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) is to invest in the stock market flotation of Asian poultry and food company Leong Hup International, adding to a shift down the food chain after it also joined a share offering by China's Luckin Coffee.

NEW YORK: Kia Motors America unveiled a new limited edition Stinger GTS with a newly-developed dynamic all-wheel drive system (D-AWD)
Limited to just 800 units, it is said that the Stinger's D-AWD sy...

PARIS (April 25): Commodities house Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) said it would invest in the planned stock market flotation of Asian poultry and food company Leong Hup International (LHI), as part of t...

KUALA LUMPUR: No matter the age or income bracket, its hard not to be attracted to premium and luxury cars such as BMW and Volvo, the two participating brands at the 2019 CarSifu Auto Show which is be...

KUALA LUMPUR: Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and crossovers on display at the 2019 CarSifu Auto Show is drawing a lot of attention from visitors what with the variety of cars on display at the Ground F...

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is supporting California Senate Bill 564, which bans the creation and dissemination of digitally created sex scenes and nude performances without consent.

The Pakatan Harapan government failed to preempt the outcry over its plans to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Icerd) by not engaging the p...

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 1): LBS Bina Group Bhd’s fourth-quarter net profit declined 47% to RM17.11 million or 0.73 sen per share, from RM32.27 million or 2.2 sen per share a year ago, as it has completed ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): LBS Bina Group Bhd’s fourth-quarter net profit declined 47% to RM17.11 million or 0.73 sen per share, from RM32.27 million or 2.2 sen per share a year ago, as it has completed...

Isuzu Malaysia has revealed that it will introduce the 1.9 litre Ddi BluePower turbodiesel (codename RZ4E-TC) engine in the country, which was put on display at last year’s Kuala Lumpur Internationa...

Having previewed their new engine technology at the 2018 Kulala Lumpur International Motor Show, Isuzu Malaysia is set to launch their new 1.9-litre Blue Power turbodiesel to the Malaysia market by th...

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 4): Current stringent lending guidelines by financial institutions have caused LBS Bina Group Bhd to lose about half of the bookings made by its prospective property purchasers last ...